Cat

Cat 1.155 by Gilgamech is a lightweight utility built for one specific job: keeping the mouse cursor from lingering over full-screen video. Once started, the small program watches pointer activity; if the cursor sits idle for a moment while a media player is in focus, Cat automatically nudges it to the nearest screen edge so that playback controls or subtitles remain unobstructed. The behaviour is subtle enough not to interrupt normal browsing, yet aggressive enough to prevent burnt-in overlays on projectors or TVs fed by Windows PCs. Because the chase routine is handled entirely in user space, no administrative rights are required, making the tool suitable for locked-down conference-room or classroom machines. The single executable occupies less than a megabyte, launches silently from any folder, and exits cleanly when the session ends, so it can be dropped into startup folders or called from batch scripts that prepare kiosks, demo stations, or home-theatre front-ends. Although version 1.155 is the first and only public release, its code path is frozen and focused, ensuring compatibility across Windows 7 through 11 without further updates. The utility sits in the System Utilities category, specifically among cursor-management aids, and is often recommended on forums for Kodi, VLC, MPC-HC and PowerPoint users who want a zero-configuration solution. Cat is available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads provided via trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always delivering the latest version, and supporting batch installation of multiple applications.

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